Say what you will about Rish . . . it can't be worse than what he says about himself.

"I hope it's gonna make you notice,
I hope it's gonna make you notice . . .
Someone like me."
Kings of Leon

"I don't think anyone knows what they really think--or perhaps even what they really know--until it's written down."
Stephen King

Monday, October 27, 2008

Top Four Number Fours

I remember when tyranist and I first saw FRIDAY 4. I thought it was great, and a huge step up from part 3. Now, I feel quite the opposite.

There are some good fourth installments out there. HALLOWEEN IV was good, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD was probably last year's best summer action flick, and RAMBO was my favourite one in that series, despite the almost-sickening violence throughout. Hell, I didn't even hate INDY 4 as much as everyone else did.

So, my picks--difficult as they were to make--are:1. HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (my favourite of the series)2. LETHAL WEAPON 4 (ditto)3. STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME4. BRIDE OF CHUCKY

My cousin told me the link I sent everyone was quite worthless, listing movies like THE MUMMY 4, the fourth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, JURASSIC PARK 4, and countless video game movies. Whoops.

His list went like:1. Star Wars: A New Hope2. Star Trek: The Voyage Home3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire4. Lethal Weapon 4

And yeah, there it is. I just knew STAR WARS would make it on somebody's list. But you could burn my taint with cigarette butts and I'd still insist PHANTOM MENACE is the fourth film in that series.

Merrill sent me:1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2. Rocky IV3. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home4. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

He thought the pickings were pretty slim, and didn't even like INDY 4 all that much.

Tyranist was late in responding, and told me this wasn't a fun list to answer. He suggested Top Five Jim Wynorski movies for next time, along with this list:1. Live Free or Die Hard2. Thunderball3. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire4. Lethal Weapon 4

The winners ended up being:1. HARRY POTTER 42. STAR TREK 43. (tie)LETHAL WEAPON 4/STAR WARS5. DIE HARD 4While I disagree that STAR WARS belongs on this list, I didn't specifically forbid it, so there it is. I'll be more careful next time.

About Me

Not much can be said about Mr. Outfield that hasn't been said by the average parent to scare their children into behaving, into going to sleep, or keeping their mouths shut about what they saw take place in the woodshed.